Rein-holder



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REIN HOLDER.

(No Model.)

Patented Sept. 12, 1882,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. GIBBS, OF SALEM, OHIO.

RElN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 264,145, dated September 12,- 1882.

Application filed August 3, 1882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be 'it known that I, GEORGE W. GIBBS, of Salem, in the county of Ooluinbiana and State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Adjustable Horse-Line Holders and Protectors; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of. the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l is a front view. Fig. 2 is a side view, and Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view.

Likeletters of reference refer to like partsin the several figures.

This invention relates loan improved device for holding the reins oif the back of horses in driving, and for holding the reins securely at any time, said device being capable of being attached upon the dash-board of any vehicle; and it consists in the improved construction of the same, which will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A represents the base of my improved rein-holder, which is a curved or narrow n-shapedcasting, the wings of which, B B, have openings at each end, provided with thumb or set screws 0 O. The base A is provided with uprightsD D, connected some distance from the top by a horizontal brace, E. At their upper ends the uprights D are provided with screweyes F. These screw-eyes, after being screwed down (No model.)

tightly, are given one reverse twist, in order that while being secure they may be loose and act freely with the motion of the reins caused by the action of the horse or horses.

The operation of my invention will be readily understood. The device being secured to the dash of a vehicle, the reins are passed through the screw-eyes F and buckled. They are thus prevented from slipping out, and while in use are kept oif the back of the horse and free from tangling. While not in use the reins may be made fast to the crosspiece E, or to a spring-holder, G, secured to one of the uprights D.

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. As an improvement in rein-holders, the n-shaped base A, having set-screws O, and uprights D, provided with screw-eyes F, and connected by across-piece, E, as set forth.

2. The base A, having set-screws O,and uprights D, connected by a crossbar, E, in combination with the loose screw-eyes F at the upper ends of the uprights D and the springholder G, secured to one of said uprights, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' GEORGE W. GIBBS.

Witnesses PETER. AMBLER, D. H. SHARPMACK. 

